Berkeley Earth Day

When: Sat., April 24, 12-5 p.m. 2010

Berkeley
is always at the vanguard of earth-friendly innovations. People here were among
the first to drive bio-diesel cars, resist fast food, compost kitchen scraps,
ride bikes to work, and install grey-water systems. Berkeley residents knew about lowering carbon
emissions before "carbon" became part of mainstream argot, and they helped
popularize the terms "vegan," "green-living," and "locavore."
No surprise, then, that Earth Day is
always a proud, self-congratulatory occasion in this town. This year's
celebration at Martin Luther King, Jr.
Civic CenterPark (Martin Luther King, Jr. Way and
Allston St.) on Saturday, Apr. 24, features a themed dance by choreographers
fromShawl-Anderson Dance Center; music by Reggae Angels and the Venezuelan
Music Project; vegetarian food; a climbing wall; Chalk4Peace; community booths; demos on topics from solar power to
electric cars; and the perennially popular Berkeley Farmers' Market. Noon-5 p.m., free. BayAreaEarthDay.org